Liz Carpenter was the quintessential political Renaissance woman of the 20th century: a savvy White House staffer, political and campaign operative, and catalyst for a national movement to increase the number of women in elected office. It’s impossible to summarize her extraordinary life in a blog– so thank goodness we now have the film: “Shaking …

Happy Friday! Welcome to our Media Round Up. Each week we’re collecting and sharing our favorite gender + politics stories. How Gender Became the Election’s Crucial Fault Line The New York Times, Emily Bazelon The 2024 election cycle has been anything but normal, and the growing gender gap is no exception. Vice President Kamala Harris …

If there is ever a time for voters to be highly engaged in politics – it’s October of a presidential election. And our recent survey of more than 800 women across the nation shows this engagement is higher than ever. The stakes are high: nearly half of women surveyed say this will be the most …

Happy Friday! Welcome to our Media Round Up. Each week we’re collecting and sharing our favorite gender + politics stories. Harris & Cheney display bipartisan unity in birthplace of Republican party The 19th*, Shefali Luthra Ending weeks of speculation, Vice President Kamala Harris (D–California) and former Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming) appeared together for the first …

Read the memo here and the press release here. POLITICO’s Elena Schneider reported on the findings in the news story, “Trump losing ground with women on economy, poll shows.” Register for the virtual discussion of “She Votes 2024: From Issues to Impact” on Wednesday, October 9th at 6pm with Amanda Hunter, Lindsay Vermeyen, Elena Schneider, …

Currently women occupy 12 governors’ seats, 25 U.S. Senate seats, and 126 U.S. House seats. In 2020 six women entered the 2020 Democratic primary. In 2024 one woman was a Republican primary contender. In 2021 the first woman served as vice president, and three of the last presidential elections included a woman at the top …

Happy Friday! Welcome to our Media Round Up. Each week we’re collecting and sharing our favorite gender + politics stories. The Politics of Motherhood Become a Campaign-Trail Cudgel New York Times, Katie Rogers The New York Times explores how the upcoming presidential election has exposed a fault line in the “motherhood divide” – the private …

Happy Friday! Welcome to our Media Round Up. Each week we’re collecting and sharing our favorite gender + politics stories. Sarah Huckabee Sanders knocks Harris for not having biological children Washington Post, Amy B. Wang and Hannah Knowles Republican Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders finds herself in hot water after making a comment about Vice …

I have a theory: Increasing representation of women anywhere, increases women’s representation everywhere. Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris for president is a recent example of how this could work. Let’s examine it. Swift follows the example of Beyoncé, Ariana Grande, and Cardi B, and preceded Billie Eilish. Since Swift’s announcement to her 284 million …

Happy Friday! Welcome to our Media Round Up. Each week we’re collecting and sharing our favorite gender + politics stories. Upending Gender Norms at the Debate Following the presidential debate on Tuesday night between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, pundits noted that Harris successfully baited Trump a number of times – …